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William R. Sexson, MD Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs

Emory at Grady Presentation to the Employee Council May 2013

History of Emory at Grady

• Atlanta Medical College affiliated with Grady

since 1892.

• Emory founded in 1915—at which time A.M.C.

became Emory University School of Medicine.

• Four contracts between Emory and Grady: 1930,

1951, 1984, 2013

• Early 1990s Morehouse joined Emory in

providing physicians to Grady

Our Grady Operation

• On any given day there are about 1000

Emory physicians, students, residents and staff on the Grady Campus

• 370 Emory resident / fellow trainees in 58

accredited programs

– This is about 1/3 of all the Emory students and residents here at any one time.

• 600 physicians contribute to 200 FTEs of
• n-site physicians each year

Our Grady Operation

• Cost of the operation: ~$121 Million

– $92 Million from Grady – $29 Million from the EMCF (the Emory “practice” billing and collections entity

E @ G: Current Status

• Better business model at GHS

– In 2005 Grady owed EU about $63Million – Currently GHS has paid most of this debt and there is only about $5 Million outstanding – Because of better billing and collections, increased eligibility enrollment,

Grady Facts

• ~ 800,000 patient contacts each year
• > 1 Million lab tests run each year

Emory’s Educational Programs

• Largest Internal Medicine Residency in the US

(280 interns per year)

• 80% of all IM interns in the US apply to Emory

with GHS listed as one of the major drivers

• 25-30% of all the Pediatrics interns in the US

apply to Emory

• Disproportionate number of E@G docs win

departmental teaching awards

Emory at Grady Recognition

• AW Brann MD: Senior Sage Award
• Nadine Kaslow, PhD

– Senior Mentor Award 2013 – Jefferson Award 2013

Unique Emory Clinical Centers

• Marcus Trauma Center
• ECC
• Burn Center
• Marcus Neuro-Science Center
• Infectious Disease Center
• NICU
• Diabetes Center
• ACTSI
• Urology

Recent and Future Capital Investment

• Burn Center
• Marcus Neuro-Science
• Atlanta Women and Infant’s Center
• ECC / Marcus Trauma Center
• Correll Cardiac Center

Something Else to be Proud Of

Urban Health Initiative

(And we need your help!)

• http://urbanhealthinitiative.emory.edu/
• Addresses the social determinants of health
• Volunteer (i.e. works on a shoestring)
• Projects:

– Labor Limo – ARC-HI – Food initiatives

Why I love working at Grady.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CaGU-

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